Rail-joint.



PATENTBD MAY l, 1906..

S. A. BEELER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov; s, 1905.

Wizaeasea Samuel dieeler.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 190e.

Application filed November 3. 1905. Serial Nn, 285,733.

To all whom it may rmi/eerie:

Be it known. that l, SAMUEL A. BEELER, of citizen. of the United States of America, residing et lveshington, in the county oi ieshiington and State of Pennsylvanie, have invented certain new and usefui lin 'irovonients in Rail-Joints, of which the following is n s coince-tion, reference 1being had therein to tlie. accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new end useful improvements in rail-joints; and the invention has ferite primary object the proi visionol novel ineens for iirinl y retaining,y the `confronting ends oi' two sections of rails upon yties or the like foundation.

Ano ther object of this invention is to dispense with the use of nuts sind bolts in conneotion with mil-joints end to employ novel ineens i'or retaining fish bers or pistes in en ge ement with the rail ends, whereby the rails cannot become displaced relatively to one another. y

lWith the shove end other objects in view, which will more readily appear es the nature oiv the invention is vbetter understood, the seme consists in 'the novel construction, conihineltionj end errengeinent oi:v ports to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this applica-tion, like numerals of reference designate corresponding ports throughout the several views, in which-L Figure 1 is s perspective view of mv iniproved reiljoint. ,Fig. 2 is e vertical sectionsl 'View of the seine. Fig'. 3 is e perspective View of one oi the iish bers or pistes, and Fig. 4 iso perspective view of s novel form of choir used in connection with the reil-ioint.

To put my invention into practice, i ernplo f two rails 1 1 of s eonvontionel form, on' adjacent to the confronting ends of these rails if provide the bese flanges 2 with openings 3 3 neer their outer edges.

A chair i and fish-bers 5 5 ere employed for retaining the ends of the rails 1 1 together u on ties 6 6 or the like foundation. The

`c sir e consists of e base-plato 7, u on which emerged, es et `10 10, end'beveled, as st 11 11. The flanges 8 8 end the bose-plete 7 adjacent to the ends of the choir are prof vided with vertically-disposcd openings 12 12 and 14 1%, theopenings 12 12ol'1hellnnges f5 8. ziiining' vertically with the openings 111 14- of the hose-plate 7. The underneath inves oi thc'ihinges o 8 adje-cont to the base-pluie 7 oro provided with longitudmolly-disposed grooves 15 15, the object of which will be presently vd escrilicd.

The iisli. bers or plates 5 are identical in construction. Therefore I deem it only noces serv to describe one of said fish-bers, which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Each iisl1-hsr consists oi' eweb portion 17, the upper edge of which is provided with e. heed-flenge 18, having` un underneath heveled surface 19, corresponding in nngrularity to the upper beveled edge 11 of the wol)- longes 9 of the choir. The lower edge ol the web portion 17` of the fish-har 5 is provided with n besceilnngo 2U, said flange having its edge cut away/as et 21, adjacent to euch end thereof, the out-away portion of the basclange 20`being adopted to vertically eline with the openings 12 end 14 when the iish hers are positioned npon. the rails 1 1 within the chair 1. The bnse-ilonge 20 of the bnr 5 'adjacent to its edge is provided with e longitudinoliy-disposed rib 22, which engages the groove 15 ofthe chair 1.

To assemble the diiieront parte of my im proved rsil-ioint, the rails 1 1 are first positioned within the chair 1, theopcnings 3 of the rails 1 1 aliniiig with the oponinvs 12 and 14 of thc choir. The fish hors or plates 5 5 are new inoved endwise into engagement with the rails 1 1 and the elisir. 'The viish bers or plates ere ediipted'to slide in between the web-ilnngcs 9 of thc chair and the wel) portions of the rails 1 1, the lined-Hongos 18 of the fish-bers resting upon the upper iicv` eled edges 11 of the choir, while Vthe ribs 22 of the :fish-hers engage in the grooves 15 of the choir. The ish bers or plates orc adopted to embrace the top surface oi the baise-flanges 2 of the rolls 1 1, the wel) portions of seid ICO rails, and the heads of sind roils,whle the wehfiisngos 'and the bese-plete 7 ol' the chair support snid iish-bers and iirinly retain. the rails 1 1 in close proximity to one another.

Spikes 23 23 of e. conventional form nre edepted to poss tin'ougli the opening-s 12 12 and 1e 14 end the openings 3 3 oit' the rails 1 1 'to retain the chair and rails in engagenient with the tios 6 6 or the like foundation. .lt will he observed 'that when my improved rail-joint is assembled it will be 'impossi- IIC ble for one section of rail to become laterall)Y displaced independently of the other section, und in this manner I have aimed to form przurtieall)y a continuous tread for the rails l 1, it being impossible for' one rail to move verticali)v independently of the other rail, thereinv dispensing with the jar heretolore imfurred by rolling-stock passing over the rails.

My improved rail-joint is preferably made ol' strong and durable material capable of \\'itlistunding rough usage to which it is subjected, and such changes in the size, proportiony and minor details of the invention as nre permissible b v the a )pended claims ma)v be resorted without departing from the spirit :md scope of the invention.

What l. claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination With ties and rails adapted to be supported upon said ties, of a chair supporting said rails7 ilanges carried by said chair and extending over the top of the base of the rail and upwardl)v adjacent-the web ol' the railI said (langes having longitudinally-disposed grooves formed therein, lishbars adapted toit. within said chair and embracetho web portions of said rails7 said ishfianges of the rails and u wardly adjacent.

the webs of the rails and a apted to embrace said rails, said chair' having vertically-disposed alining openings formed therein-adapted to register with the openings of the baselanges of said rails, fish-bars mounted in said chair and adapted to embrace the sides of said rails said {ish-bars being formed at their upper edges with laterally-extending headflanges engaging the upper edges of the vertical portions of the flanges of the chair ribs carried by said bars and engaging said chair, means to lock said rails, fish-bars and chair together, substantially as described. i

In testimony hereof I aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

y SAMUEL A. BEELER. Witnesses: V

JAMES S. STOCKING, MINNIE A. LEONARD. 

